Amira - Meaning of Amira

1: Amira's language of origin is Arabic. It is predominantly used in African, Arabic, English, Hebrew, and Swahili. It is derived from the word amir which is of the meaning 'prince, ruler, emir, commander'. Amira is the feminine version of the Arabic, English, and Hebrew Amir.

Amira is rather popular as a baby girl name. The name has been rising in popularity since the 1990s; prior to that, it was of only very light use. At the modest peak of its usage in 2016, 0.045% of baby girls were named Amira. It was #373 in rank then. Out of all girl names in its family, Amira was the most popular in 2016. Amira was twice as popular as the next ranked name, Amirah, in that year.